Dzogchen Retreat

Of all the Buddhist methods of attainment, the teachings of Dzogchen (Great Perfection) invite students to experience a direct realization of the nature of Mind. In this retreat we will receive Dzogchen teachings from one of the most skilled and respected Tibetan lamas currently teaching in the West, Tsoknyi Rinpoche III, son of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. Tsoknyi Rinpoche is one of those rare teachers whose lighthearted yet illuminating style appeals to all practitioners. The retreat will be based upon his latest book, Fearless Simplicity.
Guy Armstrong, a Spirit Rock teacher and student of Rinpoche, will give teachings daily on the relationship between Dzogchen and Insight meditation (Vipassana) practice.

This is the first of two talks outlining key developments in the evolution of Buddhist schools in India between the death of the Buddha (463 BCE) and the emergence of Dzogchen (ca. 6th cent.). This talk covers the stages of classical (or Nikaya) Buddhism up to the beginning of the Mahayana.

This is the second of two talks outlining key developments in the evolution of Buddhist schools in India between the death of the Buddha and the emergence of Dzogchen. This talk covers briefly the origins of the Mahayana, Naganjuna, Yogacara and Vajrayana.